All articles by Zach Rosenberg – Page 25
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Fury 1500 demonstrates endurance
AME's Fury 1500 has completed a 14h flight, the aircraft's greatest duration thus far, as part of a flight test programme in advance of deployment to an...
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Rus-M, successor to Soyuz, cancelled
Russian space agency Roscosmos has cancelled the Rus-M launch vehicle programme. Roscosmos leader Vladimir Popovkin, speaking before the Duma (parliament)...
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Unmanned K-Max headed to Afghanistan
The US Navy has selected the Kaman/Lockheed Martin K-Max helicopter for an unmanned resupply demonstration in Afghanistan ...
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China launches space station test bed
China successfully launched the first segment of its space station, Tiangong-1, on 29 September. The Tiangong spacecraft was launched atop a Long March II-F...
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SpaceX to build reusable launch vehicle
SpaceX has confirmed its intent to build a fully reusable multi-stage launch vehicle. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on 29 September that SpaceX will...
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SpaceX to build reusable suborbital craft
SpaceX will begin flight testing of a reusable suborbital vehicle called 'Grasshopper' from its McGregor, Texas facility. The Grasshopper will use...
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Saab to build Talarion computers
Cassidian has awarded Saab the job of building crucial avionics equipment for its Talarion unmanned air vehicle ...
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'Go flight' for SLS
After months of speculation, NASA has confirmed the final design of the Space Launch System (SLS), a heavy lift launch vehicle meant to launch NASA payloads into deep space by 2017.
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SLS configuration finalised
After months of speculation, NASA has confirmed the final design of the Space Launch System (SLS), a heavy lift launch vehicle meant to launch NASA payloads...
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NASA to help ATK develop Liberty launcher
NASA has announced an unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with ATK and EADS Astrium to develop the Liberty launch vehicle for the commercial crew development...
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Blue Origin booster crashes during test
Secretive commercial spaceflight company comes under media scrutiny after suborbital booster New Shepard crashes
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DARPA releases HTV-2 details
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released new details about the fate of the Hypersonic Test Vehicle (HTV-2), which crashed into...
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Gas generator to blame for Soyuz/Progress loss
A commission studying the 24 August loss of a Soyuz-U carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) has isolated the faulty component, a gas...
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AeroVironment unveils Shrike quadrotor
AeroVironment has revealed a new vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle called the Shrike ...
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Soyuz crash as yet unsolved
More details have emerged about the causes of the 24 August Soyuz-U malfunction that caused the destruction of its Progress M-12M spacecraft. "[Russian...
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France deploys Harfang over Libya
The French defence ministry has confirmed using its Harfang unmanned air vehicles over Libya for the first time ...
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Russian Progress capsule crashes
A Russian Progress spacecraft has crashed in eastern Russia. A Russian Soyuz-U rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan successfully...
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AUVSI: Fire Scouts complete operational deployment
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout has returned from its first operational deployment, aboard the USS Halyburton.
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AUVSI: Second UCAS nearing flight
The second Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS) is scheduled to hold its first engine-on tests on August 21.
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Griffon unveils Outlaw ER
Griffon has unveiled the extended-range Outlaw UAV, which is on display at AUVSI.